Legal Opinion
Davis v. Brennan
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 6, 1997PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
James W. Davis appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County which granted the motion for summary judgment filed by Susquehanna County on the basis that the County was immune from liability pursuant to Section 8541 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8541, commonly known as the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (Act).
On March 4, 1994, while incarcerated at the Susquehanna County Correctional Facility, Davis, while taking a shower, allegedly slipped and fell when the “grab bar” in the shower stall broke free from the shower unit, causing Davis to…
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